Table 2. All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Risks by Cigarette Smoking Status Among Current Smokersa.
| Mortality | Never smoker | Current smoker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Nondaily, ever daily | Lifelong nondaily | ||
| All-cause mortality | ||||
| All | ||||
| Deaths, No.b | 20 500 | 8500 | 800 | 350 |
| HR (95% CI)c | 1 [Reference] | 2.32 (2.25-2.38) | 1.93 (1.80-2.07) | 1.82 (1.65-2.01) |
| Excluding ever users of other tobacco products | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 19 000 | 7000 | 650 | 300 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 2.31 (2.25-2.38) | 1.91 (1.76-2.06) | 1.78 (1.60-1.98) |
| Men | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 7300 | 4800 | 400 | 200 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 2.28 (2.19-2.37) | 1.85 (1.67-2.05) | 1.92 (1.66-2.22) |
| Women | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 13 500 | 3700 | 450 | 200 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 2.33 (2.24-2.42) | 2.01 (1.83-2.22) | 1.72 (1.50-1.98) |
| Non-Hispanic white | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 16 500 | 7100 | 650 | 250 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 2.44 (2.37-2.52) | 2.03 (1.87-2.20) | 1.81 (1.59-2.05) |
| Non-Hispanic black | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 2300 | 850 | 100 | 100 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 1.76 (1.62-1.90) | 1.63 (1.36-1.95) | 1.88 (1.56-2.25) |
| Hispanic | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 1100 | 250 | 30 | 20 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 1.90 (1.61-2.25) | 1.51 (0.92-2.48) | 1.18 (0.73-1.89) |
| Non-Hispanic other | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 750 | 300 | 30 | 20 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 2.30 (1.94-2.72) | 1.88 (1.18-3.01) | 1.11 (0.60-2.04) |
| Cause-specific mortality | ||||
| All cancer | ||||
| Deaths, No.b | 3700 | 2500 | 200 | 80 |
| HR (95% CI)c | 1 [Reference] | 3.14 (2.98-3.32) | 2.46 (2.14-2.83) | 1.76 (1.41-2.21) |
| Smoking-related cancer | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 2000 | 2100 | 200 | 50 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 4.88 (4.57-5.22) | 3.65 (3.11-4.27) | 2.16 (1.64-2.86) |
| Lung cancer | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 450 | 1400 | 100 | 30 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 13.96 (12.50-15.59) | 10.22 (8.28-12.60) | 5.64 (3.89-8.18) |
| Cardiovascular disease | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 7200 | 2200 | 200 | 100 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 1.92 (1.82-2.02) | 1.60 (1.40-1.83) | 1.69 (1.40-2.04) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 1600 | 350 | 50 | 20 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 1.51 (1.33-1.70) | 1.57 (1.16-2.12) | 1.45 (0.93-2.26) |
| Respiratory diseased | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 1100 | 900 | 90 | 30 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 5.98 (5.42-6.58) | 5.66 (4.60-6.94) | 3.46 (2.38-5.02) |
| Other cause | ||||
| Deaths, No. | 10 500 | 3300 | 300 | 200 |
| HR (95% CI) | 1 [Reference] | 1.75 (1.67-1.84) | 1.48 (1.30-1.68) | 1.82 (1.57-2.11) |
Abbreviations: DRB, Disclosure Review Board; HR, hazard ratio.
US Census Bureau’s DRB release numbers CBDRB-FY19-262, CBDRB-FY19-358, CBDRB-FY19-391, CBDRB-FY19-262, and CBDRB-FY19-303.
Unweighted numbers of deaths were rounded following the disclosure avoidance guidelines by the US Census Bureau’s DRB: if the number is less than 15, report it; if the number is between 15 and 99, round to the nearest 10; if the number is between 100 and 999, round to the nearest 50; if the number is between 1000 and 9999, round to the nearest 100; if the number is between 10 000 and 99 999, round to the nearest 500; if the number is between 100 000 and 999 999, round to the nearest 1000; and if the number is 1 000 000 or more, round to 4 significant digits.
Adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic other), education (<high school, high school, some college, and college), survey year (1992-1993, 1995-1996/1998-1999, 2000/2001-2002/2003, 2006-2007, and 2010-2011), and ratio of standardized income to the poverty level (<50%, 50% to <100%, 100% to <200%, 200% to <400%, ≥400%, and missing).
Respiratory disease includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, influenza, and pneumonia.